高考总复习英语配套练习题26 课时质量评价(二十六).docx

课时质量评价(二十六)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2024·临沂模拟)Severalyearsago,Iwasatapre-seasonfootballpracticeatahighschoolwhereIwasworkingwiththeteamonaconcussion(脑震荡)researchproject.Theplayerswerelinedupintworowsfacingeachotherandwithlittlemoreinstructionfromthecoachthan,“onthewhistle,hitthemanacrossfromyou”，greatconcernrushedthroughmymind.

Professionalsportsgetthelion’sshareofattention,butoverthreemillionchildrenandteenagersintheUnitedStatesplaythesamegame.Thisdirectlyplacesconcussionsasasignificantpublichealthconcernforall.

However,fordecades,concussionhasbeenconsideredatemporaryinjurywithnolong-termconsequences.Manyathleteswilldojustaboutanythingtostayonthefieldand“playthroughthepain”asasignoftoughness.In2005,withthereleaseofthebraintissuepathology(病理学)reportofMikeWebstera,aretiredNationalFootballLeagueplayer,ourthinkingonconcussionbegantoshift.Sincethen,publicattentionhasfocusedonthislinkbetweenbraininjuryandblowstothehead.Asourunderstandingofconcussionprogressedtounderstandingitssignificanceasaninjury,sotoodidthedevelopmentofplayerequipment.

Intheearly1900sfootballwasplayedwithouthelmets(头盔),butsevereinjuries,likeskullfractures,ledtotheoccasionaluseofleatherhelmetsinthe1920s.Thefirstfacemaskenteredthegameinthe1950s.Modernhelmetsuseadvancedshellmaterials,havemoveablepanelstoabsorbforces,andmulti-layeredpaddingthatrespondstodifferentimpacts.Companieswillcontinuetoimprovehelmetsasnewmaterialsbecomeavailable,guidedbythenewestscience.

Sportsareanimportantpartofasociety’scultureandtheygivemillionsofchildrenmuch-neededexercise.Yet,participationinanysportcarriesinjuryrisk,andconcussionwillalwaysbepartofthat.Asthosechildrenbecomeadultsandmakesportstheirhobbyorevencareer,ensuringtheyplaysaf